Former Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg endorses democrat Lenda Sherrell for seat currently held by Congressman DesJarlais

Aug 26, 2014 at 09:43 pm by bryan


Former Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg endorsed Lenda Sherrell as his choice for Congressional District 4 during a Lenda Listens tour stop at her alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). Sherrell is on the Democrat ticket running against incumbent Scott DesJarlais, a Republican. You may recall that DesJarlais recently beat State Senator Jim Tracy in the 4th district race by under 80-votes.

"I am delighted to have the endorsement of former Mayor Bragg. He offered his support and reached out to our campaign early on. I have always admired Mayor Bragg's hard work on behalf of the citizens of Murfreesboro. During his three-terms, he oversaw job growth, economic development and strengthened our schools. His style of bridging relations between the city, businesses and educational institutions such as MTSU has served citizens well. I am honored to have the endorsement of someone who took on his family's tradition to serve the public," said Sherrell.

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The popular mayor served 12 years at the helm of the government for Murfreesboro and in his last election won almost 67 percent of the vote. Bragg comes from a family with decades of public service in Cannon and Rutherford counties and in the state legislature.

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